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Very much a grab shot, looking at the unedited image: obviously, zooming in a bit would give more quality. I'm wondering if yo s hot this through a coach window, from the hasty and skewed composition?
Slight further cropping may give a better result, making the mountain a larger part of the whole.
Slight further cropping may give a better result, making the mountain a larger part of the whole.
Beautifully composed, You don't need 1/640 shutter speed unless you are taking this shot from a moving car or you have an extremely shaky hand, there are overexposed areas in the mountain...you could have reduced the iso and the unwanted noise...I think you know the relationship of the trio , and the use of various metering modes...
I have seen your original image now, and i can see you had taken the shot through a window, and cropped the original one, as a result the noises became much more apparent as John said it looks like a grab shot...You could have done this zooming the scene in camera, instead of cropping it...
Thank you for the feedback. I wasn’t sure if I should crop closer or include the river in the foreground to give a sense of scale. To be honest I haven’t got a straight eye in my head. I have now started using the virtual horizon to get close to level horizons and have also started to make more use of my tripod.
It would be useful to know more about the circumstances. Was there any reason for the high ISO and fast shutter speed? Was it taken from a moving vehicle, for example? The angle of the original indicates a grab shot, taken without careful preparation, but that doesn't really sit with the use of Manual. Were the settings left over from a previous shoot? The settings were similar for your previous upload but I don't think we really heard an explanation.
It's attractive, loaded with atmosphere, but with a lower ISO it could have been a much better quality image.
Moira
It's attractive, loaded with atmosphere, but with a lower ISO it could have been a much better quality image.
Moira
Thanks for uploading that original by the way. I've added two modifications, colour and b&w, with brief notes.
We were in a coach with tinted windows driving from Anchorage along the Turnagain arm on the way to a Glacier Cruise. I had the high ISO set to allow for shooting through the tinted windows in case I saw anything worhwhile. I believe the shot was taken on a stop to see spawning Salmon and I happened to spot the scenery across the opposite side of the road.
Thank you for that extra information, Trevor, and for confirming this was taken through a window. There is a lot of noise evident after a crop is made, probably mainly due to the high ISO.
I like your title because the low cloud/mist covers the base of the mountain, and I felt it looked like an alien spacecraft at first.
Looking at your original and Willie's modification, I like seeing the water in the bottom of the frame because it suddenly makes sense when there is context, and the "floating" doesn't come across so strongly.
Well worth shooting, despite the difficulties.
Pamela.
I like your title because the low cloud/mist covers the base of the mountain, and I felt it looked like an alien spacecraft at first.
Looking at your original and Willie's modification, I like seeing the water in the bottom of the frame because it suddenly makes sense when there is context, and the "floating" doesn't come across so strongly.
Well worth shooting, despite the difficulties.
Pamela.
Thanks for the explanation. It's worth getting into the discipline of checking settings regularly, particularly if you set for a very particular set of circumstances such shooting from inside a moving vehicle with tinted windows - reset immediately you get outside!
